Welcome to Ride for Bryan

Late last year I decided to embark on a challenge to compete in one of the most gruelling mountain bike races around the world. The Transrockie's Challenge is regarded as being in the top three most difficult mountain bike races in the world. This has been one of my aspirations for a very long time and my brother-in-law, (Matt Pauli) was foolish to join me in what should surely test my mental and physical abilities to their limit.

The race is a 7 day race traversing the Rockie Mountain's in Canada.

As part of doing this ride I wanted to make a difference by helping raise funds for ' The Friends of Bryan Inc' which is a Charitable organisation established to help a local motor cyclist Bryan Flemming meet the ongoing cost of rehabilitation after a training accident.

Bryan suffered injuries to his spinal cord between his C6/C7 vertebrae (Near the base of his skull) and is now an incomplete quadriplegic. This means Bryan can feel nothing from his chest down, and has only minimal movement in his arms and wrists with no movement in his hands, legs or feet.

According to the Spinal Injuries Association, the current cost for basic support for a person who sustains an injury at age 20 with a life expectancy of 70 is $1.05m for a paraplegic and $8.4m for a quadriplegic. Costs included in these amounts are only initial hospitalisation, personal assistance equipment, home-modifications and doesn’t include costs such as ongoing medical & pharmaceutical, transportation or recreation costs.

About Me

Ryan is the Director and Senior Financial Planner at Optimas Financial Planning.
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Optimas financial Planning Pty Ltd is a Corporate Authorised Representative of Custom Wealth Solutions Dealer Services Pty Ltd (AFSL 301642) PO Box 812, Hamilton Central QLD 4007
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All information contained on the Optimas Financial Planning Blog is general in nature only and does not take into account your objectives, financial circumstances or needs. If you are not comfortable with making your own financial decisions you should contact a licensed financial planner.
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